Pat Caputo: Dumars, Pistons Need To Be Aggressive Thursday on draft night
As the NBA Draft approaches Thursday, it's time for Joe Dumars, who remains the Pistons' President of Basketball Operations, to get creative.
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As the NBA Draft approaches Thursday, it's time for Joe Dumars, who remains the Pistons' President of Basketball Operations, to get creative.
There's no mystery what kind of player the Pistons need to draft with their lottery pick. It's simply a matter of whether their desired choice will still be on the board at the No. 8 overall spot.
The NBA isn't resting on its laurels as a pacesetter in sports diversity.
The Pistons are moving at a quick pace to interview candidates for their vacant head coaching job.
I'll be the first to tell you, I've never seen this man play. Not a minute. Guess what? Neither have 99% of "experts" out there. Welcome to NBA Draft talk 2011. Clueless guesswork.
Pistons are working out a handful of players today at the Palace with the Spartans Durrell Summers in attendance.
According to the Detroit News the Detroit Pistons will tender guard Rodney Stuckey to a $3.8 million qualifying off this week.
Dwane Casey, the defensive architect behind the Mavericks' championship shutdown of the Heat's Big Three, is high on the Pistons' list of head coaching candidates, league sources told CBSSports.com Monday.
A source tells 97.1 The Ticket that Michigan State's Durrell Summers will be a part of tomorrow's workout at the Palace for possible draftees.
"I need to deliver on the standards of your passion. I promise I will lose sleep to deliver to that standard." -- New owner Tom Gores on his promise to the fans to make the team a winner again.
Charlie Villanueva and Ben Wallace agree on the most important task for the next coach of the Detroit Pistons.
The second annual Celebrity Softball Game took place Saturday afternoon, and while the game was good, most of the talk centered around the upcoming season for the Pistons.
This week the Pistons have been working out players for the upcoming NBA Draft.
A person with direct knowledge of the situation tells the Associated Press that the Milwaukee Bucks have given the Detroit Pistons permission to interview assistant Kelvin Sampson for their vacant head coaching job.
When Allen Iverson signed to play in Turkey last year, I think most people felt like me. Not like this, Allen. Don't finish like this. It was reality, though.
The New York Post is reporting that two sources say that Joe Dumars will not consider Isiah Thomas for head coach of the Pistons, due to not wanting to jeopardize his long time friendship with Zeke.
"I don't want to be the President of the New York Knicks. That's not what I'm angling for.
So the Pistons finally announced this week that John Kuester will not be returning as their head coach next season.
Three men are expecting phone calls: Isiah Thomas, Bill Laimbeer and Mike Woodson.
Anyone hoping to see the Pistons move to the city of Detroit should not hold their breath. New owner Tom Gores is happy with the team's current arena, The Palace of Auburn Hills, even though it is more than 20 years old.
Pistons management huddled Sunday to begin formulating a list of candidates to replace John Kuester as head coach, with defensive-minded coaches possessing experience and/or a commanding presence dominating the early discussions.
It was expected, but John Kuester was relieved of his head coaching position in Detroit, the team announced yesterday.
The Detroit Pistons have fired head coach John Kuester and they are now looking for a coach to replace him.
The Detroit Pistons fire head coach John Kuester four days after new owner Tom Gores finalizes purchase of the team from Karen Davidson.
Also, the NBA has the ESPN hype machine fully behind it, which just tries to make mountains out of molehills when it comes to the NBA. Wonder why?
The Detroit Fire Department is investigating a house fire that left a man dead, city officials said Sunday.
The Seahawks and the Patriots previously met in the Super Bowl back in 2015, when a last-second goal line interception by Malcolm Butler sealed the win for New England.
Expect frigid conditions Monday through Friday in Southeast Michigan with morning wind chills often reaching 15 below zero or colder.
The fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by Border Patrol agents has further inflamed tensions in Minneapolis, a city at the center of America's immigration debate in recent months. Here's a look at how it started.
The winter storm that brought snow to Southeast Michigan on Sunday didn't stop car enthusiasts from leaving their homes for the final day of the 2026 Detroit Auto Show.
Dozens of Southeast Michigan schools are closed on Monday, Jan. 26, amid cold temperatures, snow and poor driving conditions.
Expect frigid conditions Monday through Friday in Southeast Michigan with morning wind chills often reaching 15 below zero or colder.
Communities across Southeast Michigan have declared a snow emergency due to the winter storm that's moving across the region on Sunday.
A 19-year-old man reported missing in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on Friday, was found dead following a nearly 20-hour search in "extreme cold conditions," according to police.
The Detroit Fire Department is investigating a house fire that left a man dead, city officials said Sunday.
The winter storm that brought snow to Southeast Michigan on Sunday didn't stop car enthusiasts from leaving their homes for the final day of the 2026 Detroit Auto Show.
As the 2026 Detroit Auto Show wraps up Sunday, the roundtable discusses the signature event and standout moments from the past two weeks.
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy, who stopped at the Detroit Auto Show, claimed that efforts by the administration to reverse the Biden-era electric vehicle policies will make cars more affordable again, including rolling back fuel efficiency standards.
On average, drivers in the state are paying $2.96 per gallon for regular unleaded fuel.
The 2026 Detroit Auto Show opened to the public on Saturday. Some people at the show think the Trump administration is doing a good job of making cars more affordable. Others disagree.
Country artist Luke Bryan is scheduled to perform at the Pine Knob Music Theatre in Clarkston on July 11.
The brutal temperatures and sub-zero wind chills are forcing many communities to cancel events this weekend, except here in Detroit.
The nominees for the 98th annual Academy Awards were announced Thursday morning, and though "One Battle After Another," "Marty Supreme," "Frankenstein" and "Hamnet" were all nominated for plenty, it was "Sinners" that broke through with a record-smashing 16 nominations.
The James Beard Foundation has announced its 2026 semifinalist list, which includes chefs and venues from Michigan.
The 2026 Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees were revealed on "CBS Mornings" on Wednesday. See the full list.
The Seahawks and the Patriots previously met in the Super Bowl back in 2015, when a last-second goal line interception by Malcolm Butler sealed the win for New England.
The fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by Border Patrol agents has further inflamed tensions in Minneapolis, a city at the center of America's immigration debate in recent months. Here's a look at how it started.
Flight cancellations are continuing to mount as the U.S. is being hit with dangerous winter weather from a storm moving across the country.
Bystander videos verified by CBS News show the scene from multiple angles before the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Alex Prett in Minneapolis.
Sens. Chris Murphy and Alex Padilla have spent the past two days calling colleagues to whip opposition to the DHS funding bill, according to a source familiar with the process.
Planned Parenthood of Michigan has started to offer vasectomy services in Grand Rapids, with plans to expand the procedure across the state.
At certain temperatures and especially with wind chill, health experts said it can take minutes for frostbite or hypothermia to set in.
Officials in Oakland County, Michigan, say they will establish a committee in an effort to strengthen long-term water safety after Legionella bacteria were detected at two different area facilities last month.
While the termination of these substance abuse and mental health service funds is now reversed, the 48-hour rollercoaster is creating uncertainty and distrust from organizations relying on those dollars.
The U.S. House of Representatives approved Thursday a three-year extension of subsidies for the Affordable Care Act.
The Seahawks and the Patriots previously met in the Super Bowl back in 2015, when a last-second goal line interception by Malcolm Butler sealed the win for New England.
Cade Cunningham had 29 points and 11 assists and the Detroit Pistons routed the Sacramento Kings 139-116 on Sunday for their fifth victory in six games.
J.T. Compher scored twice as the Detroit Red Wings defeated the Winnipeg Jets 5-1 in front of a sold-out crowd of 15,225 on Saturday night.
Kevin Durant scored 32 points as the Houston Rockets ended the Detroit Pistons' four-game winning streak with a 111-104 victory.
Ryan Wedding, a 44-year-old Canadian national, was added to the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list last year.
As the 2026 Detroit Auto Show wraps up Sunday, the roundtable discusses the signature event and standout moments from the past two weeks.
Penske and Reuss address a wide range of critical issues for Detroit, Michigan and the nation.
Huntington Place CEO Bryan Crowe and his team have been preparing to welcome hundreds of thousands of visitors to the Detroit Auto Show this week.
The focus is on health, as Dusty Mysen, a father of four from Oxford, diagnosed with pancreatic cancer several years ago, who underwent aggressive therapy, is now cancer-free five years later.
The roundtable discusses efforts by political and corporate leaders to raise the bar and improve K-12 education with a focus on raising reading scores.
Makeshift vigils were popping up in Minneapolis for 37-year-old Alex Pretti on Sunday. He was fatally shot by a federal agent in the city on Saturday. The Trump administration argued that Pretti assaulted officers, compelling them to fire in self-defense. Video evidence, however, contradicts their version of events. Lana Zak reports.
CBS News Detroit's Julia Avant reports on how the Detroit Metro Airport looked on Sunday afternoon as snow fell on the tarmac, and shares an update on the car that crashed into the McNamara Terminal on Friday.
Dangerously cold morning windchills for the work week
The roads in Southeast Michigan were covered with snow and traffic moved slowly throughout Sunday afternoon. While some Michiganders spent time shoveling their driveways and sidewalks, others dug their cars out to head to the last day of the 2026 Detroit Auto Show. Veronica Ortega speaks with auto enthusiasts.
Snow has been falling in Metro Detroit and it's creating, at times, difficult travel conditions. Meteorologist Stacey DuFord, Veronica Ortega and Julia Avant report on Sunday's winter storm and how residents are navigating it.